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scashaggy
07-22-2017, 03:52 PM
Well my banana plant broke and the stem that holds the fruit split in the middle. Should I cut off the hands?
pics added below
Gabe15
07-22-2017, 07:49 PM
Can you post a photo so we can see what stage it was at and how bad the damage is?
scashaggy
07-22-2017, 10:26 PM
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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4308/35928780892_ec3d94f8a9_c.jpg
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Greenie
07-23-2017, 08:31 PM
yes...cut the bunch and then chop down the plant.
They look like Orinoco or a frying type.
good job.
Tytaylor77
07-24-2017, 01:34 AM
Cut them down and stick them in a paper bag with a couple apples. They will turn yellow in a week or so. Sometimes Orinoco doesn't turn yellow for me when picked early and will go from green to Black hanging. I recommend ripening a hand at a time as you need them. As they yellow I normally take the yellow hand out and place a next green hand in! Fresh bananas for the next month!
Good luck!
pitangadiego
07-24-2017, 10:14 PM
If there is any connection in the flower stem to the bunch, let them be. They will continue to mature and then ripen if there is still some connection left.
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